Laptop Chargers

Many people have asked me should I get another laptop charger?  and the answer is "yes" if you can afford one. If you can't get one now, pick one up later.  Having extra laptop chargers will come in handle. 

drop by the Amazon and pick up a extra charger

Here are 3 populates manufactures laptop's adapters from amazon.

Dell Chargers from Amazon

HP Chargers & Adapters

Lenovo Chargers & Adapters

Laptop isn't holding the charges

If you have purchase any laptop few years back you may have noticed your laptop isn't holding charges as long as it was new.  Often you are running around looking for your laptop charging cables when you are in the middle of drafting an important document or just about to make that important purchase online.

HP, Dell and Lenovo have document on their version of how to troubleshooting this problem, see links below.

Dell - How to Troubleshoot Dell Laptop Battery Issues

HP - Testing and calibrating the battery

Lenovo - Popular Topics: Battery, Power, Boot

Rule of thumbs are, if you have laptop and it has been more than 3 years and you use it daily.  It often is the time to replace the battery.

Many laptops' battery can be replaced just by removing back cover's screws and the cover.  There are so many youtube videos about them.  Just enter Battery replacement + your laptop model number.

Purchase Batteries for Laptops on Amazon

Portable Battery Pack

While back one of my coworker asked me to find him a battery pack for traveling.  I had to search out one that can handle keep up with him.  

Here are few things to look out on these Portable Battery Packs; 

Definitions:

Portable -- Fit them in the jacket or pants packets

Charges -- Enough Watt to your equipment until you arrived to your destination.

Before jumped into Amazon careful consider what items are essentials for uptime.  Since laptop and cell phone are the two essentials my coworker needs for uptime.  I took his laptop battery and cell phone battery and combine the total.

Lenovo X1 Yoga Battery is    ~ 3,325mAh

iphone 12 Battery is               ~ 2,815mAh

Total                                      ~ 6,140mAh

Getting 10,000mAh should get you "one" full charge on each device before running dry.

However, review the TSA rule on Lithium Battery and TSA rule on Power Banks

There are many budget options out there

 

I end up getting my coworker this battery pack from Omni 20+

    

Reset iPhone

 Resetting your iphone in iOS 15.X version

Before selling your iphone make sure personal data is wiped; you don't want them to have your vacation pictures or access to your bank accounts, right !!

This process does NOT talk about backing up your data or pictures, this only explain on how to wipe the iphone.

Assume you have back up your data and access to your home screen.

1. Navigate to your HOME screen and locate "Settings" tap on it.
2. Scroll down to General, and tape on it.  
3. Under General scroll down to Transfer or Reset iPhone, tap on it.
4. tap on "Erase All Content and Settings."
5. Assumed you have turn off "Find My iPhone."
6. When ready, process with then, system will ask you to enter the passcode.
7. Proceed with caution, and understand that this can't be undone.